During its latest Financing Property presentation, the consultancy said the pandemic is leading sponsors and financiers to increasingly consider social factors when futureproofing assets.
4 min read · 11 June 2021
The £106.2 million loan refinances the ten-floor multi-let office, residential asset in Farringdon, which was built in 1928 as the printing headquarters for the Daily Mirror.
2 min read · 04 June 2021
After providing its second shared ownership loan to UK housing provider Heylo Housing, BlackRock’s head of European infrastructure debt says the possibility to facilitate housing security in the country through the financing was a key factor supporting its involvement.
3 min read · 03 June 2021
Retrenchment among the big domestic banks that dominate the French market has created opportunities for debt funds – when sponsors are willing to pay the price.
10 min read · 02 June 2021
Latest survey by the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council Europe points to improvement in industry sentiment during Q2.
3 min read · 28 May 2021
Property finance veteran Natalie Howard is building a new credit business. She tells us why organisations like Schroders are the ‘natural fillers’ of real estate’s funding gap.
10 min read · 27 May 2021
Alternative debt providers are increasingly willing to fill the void left by banks in the European sector, but financing mandates remain scarce.
3 min read · 26 May 2021
The UK challenger bank’s debut loan in the sector was put on hold at the start of the pandemic but the resulting deal was larger than initially planned.
3 min read · 20 May 2021
The firm’s head of European real estate finance explains why the opportunity to finance 10 George Street in London’s Canary Wharf tempted it into its first private rented sector residential loan in Europe.
2 min read · 18 May 2021
Ending government forbearance, inflation fears and heated marketplaces were top discussions items during affiliate title PERE’s first all-virtual Global Summit.
4 min read · 14 May 2021
